[미국] 미시건 폐수처리플랜트, 220만 달러 에너지비용 절감 기대

그랜드래피즈(Grand Rapids)시에 위치한 미시건 폐수처리플랜트가 OpTerra  에너지서비스를 갖춘 성공적인 에너지효율 프로그램의 1단계를 완공했다. 에너지에 초점을 둔 이번 프로그램은 지속가능성에 대한 시의 폭넓은 비전에 따라 조정되며, 향후 15년간 220만 달러의 에너지 비용을 저감할 것으로 기대된다.

에너지 운용력에 초점을 둔 이번 플랜트 업그레이드 실행은 상당한 국가재정 절감을 얻기 위해 OpTerra와 협업해 지난 2013년부터 진행됐으며, 이를 통해 에너지의 단계적 상승이 기대된다.

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Grand Rapids to save $2.2M through sustainability project at wastewater treatment plant

The City of Grand Rapids, Michigan's Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) has completed the first phase of a successful energy-efficiency program with OpTerra Energy Services. The energy-focused program is aligned with the City's broader vision for sustainability and will save $2.2 million in energy costs over the next 15 years.

Starting in 2013, leadership at the WWTP collaborated with OpTerra to achieve substantial fiscal savings through the implementation of plant upgrades focused on energy performance and expected energy escalation rates. While the development of the project was centered on improving air controls and HVAC efficiency, the City and OpTerra worked together to identify energy-efficiency opportunities that would best fit the needs of the City while achieving its rigorous sustainability goals.

As part of its sustainability plan, Grand Rapids has integrated a focus on improving sustainability outcomes as a natural extension of effective City operations and high quality of residential life. The WWTP is the first City facility that has utilized a performance contract with a concentrated focus on measuring sustainability outcomes tied to economic, environmental and social impacts tied to building performance.

From contributing to broader City sustainability targets like reducing carbon emissions by 10,000 metric tons and increasing energy efficiency and conservation at facilities by 10 percent, the facility has used the performance contract model to fund facility improvements that showcase sustainable impact in motion -- all while ensuring uninterrupted and reliable service to rate-payers.

 

The full energy program was designed and developed by a Michigan-based team of OpTerra engineers alongside City and WWTP stakeholders. The robust program includes building envelope enhancement that features energy recovery from final effluent to heat and cool the administrative building, as well as comprehensive boiler replacement and temperature and controls across separate building locations. By reducing its need for as much utility power, the City will also reduce its CO2 emissions by 2,835 tons -- the equivalent to removing nearly 600 passenger vehicles off the road every year.

 

These initial energy-efficiency improvements have built a foundation for the possibility of a biosolids application project on site at the plant in the next year. By first reducing energy consumption through the completed suite of energy efficiency measures, the City can now effectively scope how to harness energy capacity on site through a next phase of work. The scoping of the biosolids opportunity at the WWTP is currently underway.

[출처 = Water World / 2015년 9월 14일]